David Copperfield, Charles Dickens ; abridged by Neville Teller ; indroduced by Christopher Paolini
Type
Label
David Copperfield, Charles Dickens ; abridged by Neville Teller ; indroduced by Christopher Paolini
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
novels
Main title
David Copperfield
Oclc number
774637505
Responsibility statement
Charles Dickens ; abridged by Neville Teller ; indroduced by Christopher Paolini
Series statement
Puffin classics
Summary
David Copperfield is considered to be Charles Dickens's most autobiographical novel. He said of it: "Like many fond parents, I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child. And his name is David Copperfield." It is a Bildungsroman, a tale which follows the development into maturity of its narrator, David Copperfield. The Russian greats Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky both greatly admired the novel, as did Kafka, Joyce and James. Freud called it his favorite novel
Target audience
adolescent